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Among the Tall Grass

June 12, 2019 by Kelsi

It’s our favorite time of year when the grass is green and so tall that you can barely see the chimps!

Burrito hidden in the grass:

Jody protecting and foraging:

Annie:

Missy:

However, with tall grass means patrolling for snakes becomes even more important (Missy and Annie looking for snakes in the morning which they did find one in later in the day):

And tiny Foxie:

 

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  1. Lynn Wilson says

    June 12, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    I love these pictures! I am happy to see them so happy in the sunshine and tall grass.

  2. Joanne Sheaffer says

    June 12, 2019 at 6:03 pm

    Good day sunshines!

  3. Connie Buckley says

    June 12, 2019 at 6:03 pm

    Do you ever have rattle snakes enter the compound? If so, how do you deal with them? Can chimpanzees acquire heart worms? How about Lyme disease? Fleas? Any other pests you have to be aware of for the chimpanzees?

    • Linda says

      June 12, 2019 at 8:52 pm

      They have something on the outside of the fences that keeps rattlesnakes away (don’t know how that happens). I’ve wondered about ticks and things myself, but maybe grooming takes care of it.

    • Kelsi says

      June 18, 2019 at 3:37 pm

      Hi Connie! Yes we do have rattle snakes in this area. Linda is correct that we have rattlesnake fencing around the perimeter to prevent them from coming in. We think it works pretty well! As for heart-worms and Lyme disease we don’t have to worry too much about that. It isn’t really in our neck of the woods. We also haven’t had much trouble with ticks. The chimps groom each other a lot, which may help! I hope this helps 🙂

  4. Kathleen says

    June 12, 2019 at 7:05 pm

    Annie doing her firehose calisthenics always cracks me up. The worry over those scary snakes sure does spoil a perfectly perfect day. Hope your weather holds for birthday and anniversary forages tomorrow!

    • Linda says

      June 12, 2019 at 8:54 pm

      I know, I also love seeing this “the floor is lava!” approach to the platforms, though the fact that she’s so petrified of them means her day isn’t care-free, so kind of sad, too.

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